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On Monday, October 26, 2022, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, announced a redesign of NGN200, NGN500, and NGN1,000 In his first announcement, the apex bank boss stated that the redesigned banknotes would start circulating by December 15, but analysts say redesigning naira notes would have economic consequences, including putting pressure … Read more

Ekiti state is located in the southwestern part of Nigeria, and it has borders with Kwara state to the north, Kogi to the northeast, Ondo to the south and southeast, and Osun to the west. Nicknamed the Fountain of Knowledge, in this post, we take a look at the economic profile of Ekiti, its population … Read more

Adamawa being an extremely diverse state compared to other states in Nigeria is one of the northern states with predominately several economic activities which predominantly involves farming. Located in the northeastern region of Nigeria, Adamawa state shares a border with Cameroon and Borno to the west, Gombe to the west, and Taraba to the southwest. … Read more

One of the states in Nigeria with oil-rich soil coupled with many aquaculture activities is Akwa Ibom state in the South-South geo-political zone. The government job and white-collar jobs are the main economic driver in Akwa Ibom. Also, People mostly make a living by fishing (those who live along rivers and coastlines), farming (those who … Read more

Oyo State is located in southwestern Nigeria, and the city of Ibadan serves as its capital. Oyo State is bounded by Kwara State to the north, Osun State to the east, Ogun State to the southwest, and the Republic of Benin to the south. The 2016 population estimates by Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) put … Read more

Kaduna State was the political and administrative hub of the northern region throughout the colonial and early post-colonial eras. As a result, the state came to be known as “the Centre of Learning” due to its prominence as an economic, media, industrial, and trading hub as well as a hub for higher education. With its … Read more

Delta State is located in the southwestern part of Nigeria which was originally part of Bendel State. Warri is the economic hub of the state, while Asaba, in the northeast, is the state capital When it comes to oil production, around 35% of Nigeria’s crude oil and a sizeable proportion of natural gas come from … Read more

Nigeria is made up of 36 states. The states are politically and geographically divided into six geo-political zones. Worthy of note is that the states have unique two-letter abbreviations associated with each of them. For instance, there are some online forms that only use Nigeria’s state abbreviations, you have the know them to know the … Read more

Lagos state has the highest internal generated revenue (IGR) among the 36 states in Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory, according to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics Lagos State generated a whooping NGN267,232,774,434.06 as IGR in the first quarter of 2021. The commercial state is richer than the 20 states of the … Read more